Deaths and Funerals Blanche Landgraf Dies at 79
Blanche Landgraf died at 3 00 p m Friday at 2526 Cherry aged 79 years four months and 24 days. Born August 18 1882 in Marissa Illinois she was preceded in death by husband Elmer S Landgraf. Survived by sons Gordon and Byron and daughter Effie Browne. Body at Myers Chapel. Funeral plans incomplete.
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Blanche Landgraf
Cherry
Myers Chapel
Marissa
Ill
Elmer S. Landgraf
Gordon Landgraf
Byron Landgraf
San Diego
Calif
Effie Browne
Alexandria Minn
Father of Mt.V. Resident Dies
Judge Joseph L. McCarthy Sr. of Chicago died Friday at 80 years 3 months. Funeral 10:00 a.m. Monday in Chicago with burial at Calvary Cemetery. Body lies in state at Barr Funeral Home 6222 North Broadway. Survived by wife Corrine, two sons Joseph L. Jr of Mt. Vernon and Joseph G. of Chicago, brother Lawrence, sister Mary Garrity, nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Joseph L. McCarthy, Sr
Chicago
St. Joseph's Hospital
Calvary Cemetery
Barr Funeral Home
North Broadway
Corrine McCarthy
Magnolia
Joseph L. McCarthy, Jr
Mt. Vernon
Joseph G. McCarthy
Lawrence McCarthy
Mary Frances Garrity
Murphy Stores Co-Founder Dies
Walter C. Shaw 81, co founder and chairman of the G C Murphy Co chain, died at St Anthonys Hospital in St Petersburg Florida. He had been ill months and traveled south for recovery. Friends may visit in McKeesport and funeral services are set for January 13 at the First Methodist Church. Interment in Mt Vernon Cemetery. Flowers omitted.
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Walter C. Shaw
McKeesport
G. C. Murphy Company
St. Anthonys Hospital
St. Petersburg
Florida
Shaw
Library Avenue
Pennsylvania
First Methodist
Albert Crouch Funeral Today
Funeral services for Albert L. Crouch were to be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Myers Chapel with the Rev. Eugene Holcomb officiating. Burial was to be in Oakwood Cemetery. Crouch, 82, of 525 South 15th Street, died at 11:15 p.m. Thursday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert L. Crouch
Myers Chapel
Eugene Holcomb
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Couch
South 15Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Population declines noted in Illinois counties and towns
The article lists 1950 and 1960 census changes across several Illinois communities. It highlights declines in Hamilton, Franklin, Jefferson, White, Saline and Gallatin counties with percentages, while some towns like Carmi, Fairfield, Metropolis and Carbondale show gains. Suburban Chicago areas Addison and Harwood Heights post large increases.
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Benton
Eldorado
West Frankfort
Harrisburg
Mt. Vernon’s
Carmi
Fairfield
Metropolis
Carbondale
Addison
Harwood Heights
Chicago
Hardwood Heights
Hamilton County
Belle Prairie
MecLeansboro City
McLeansboro
Hamilton
Franklin County
Jefferson
White
Saline
Floyd Troutt Dies at 82 Funeral Sunday
Floyd Troutt died at 6 35 p.m. Friday at his home 400 south 17th street Mt Vernon age 82 years 29 days. He was a farmer from Woodlawn for 60 years and has lived in Mt Vernon the past year. Funeral at 2 30 p.m. Sunday at Myers Chapel with Revs Wagley and Bundy officiating. Burial in I O O F cemetery Woodlawn. Calling after 4 p.m. today. Survived by wife Ruth Wood Troutt daughter Opal Dare granddaughter Virginia Walker great granddaughter four sisters and four brothers in Sandoval and nearby towns.
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Floyd Troutt
South 17Th Street
Troutt
Woodlawn
Mt. Vernon
Myers Chapel
Lawrences Wagley
Morrison Bundy
I.O.0
Mr. Troutt
Sandoval
John
Nancy
Easton) Troutt
Ruth Wood
Opal Dare
Virginia Walker
Vernon
Charles Lutz
Jake Foltz
Frank Hoffman
Shattuc
Weathers
Sherman Troutt
Edinburg
Henry, Relza
James Troutt
Minnie Troutt dies at 85 in Woodlawn obituary
Minnie Ann Troutt of Woodlawn died Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital at 85 years. Funeral services were held Monday at the Christian church in Woodlawn with Rev. Harold Williamson and Rev. Gene Harlow officiating. Burial followed at Memorial Gardens. She was born February 3, 1876 in Jefferson county, daughter of Bennet and Samantha Elliston, widow of Daniel Troutt. She survived by two daughters, a sister, two grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.
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Minnie Ann Troutt
Woodlawn
Good Samaritan Hospital
Christian Church
Harold Williamson
Gene Harlow
Memorial Gardens
Pulley
Mrs. Troutt
Jefferson County
Bennet and
Samantha (Pierce) Elliston
Daniel Troutt
Jesse Eubank
Paul Lacey
Avon Park
Fla
Attack Passport Rule For Reds
Washington atates new passport regulation targets persons accused of being Communists. Known Communists will be denied passports, while the accused may examine the evidence at an appeal hearing. Senators call the rule too lenient and urge legislative action for stronger control.
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Washington
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Lown
Frank Lausche
Ohio
State Department
Supreme Court
Communist Party
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Patients
Hospital notes list admissions at Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan. At Jefferson Memorial: Betty Ann Mc Coy Bertha Elizabeth Rich ards of Iuka admitted. discharges include William Guy Heaney Mrs Mitchell Allen Moore and baby Mark Allen. Good Samaritan admits Ola Harris Raymond Lapearl Shelton Doris Elaine Wallace Marjorie Marie Frank Ollie Mae Peacock Jeffrey Lynn Moore Robert Lewis Currie Bertha Jane Hartley John Frank Wagner Sharon Sue Donley Helen Marie Ray Ricky Don Leffler Eula S Gowler. discharges Beverly Ann Hunt Bernard Alan Hunt Bradley Alvin Hunt Kenneth Wayne Garrison Bessie Mae McKinney Russell Lowell Elliston Zelma Dean Warren Cherri Lee Rightnowar Beatrice Fern McPherson.
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Betty Ann McCoy
Bertha Elizabeth Richards
Iuka
Wiliam Guy Heaney
Mitchell Allen Moore
Mark Allen
Good Samaritan
Ola Harris
Raymond Lapearl Shelton
Doris Elaine Wallace
Marjorie Marie Frank
Ollie Mae Peacock
Jeffery Lynn Moore
Robert Lewis Currie
Bertha Jane Hartley
John Frank Wagner
Sharon Sue Donley
Helen Marie Ray
Ricky Don Leffler
Eula S. Gowler
Beverly Ann Hunt
Bernard Alan Hunt
Bradley Alvin Hunt
Kenneth Wayne Garrison
Bessie Mae McKinney
Russell Lowell Elliston
Zelma Dean Warren
Cherri Lee Rightnowar
Beatrice Fern McPherson
Avalanche Provides Own Mass Grave
Rescue teams arrived in numbers to aid survivors as nations and individuals sent medicines food and clothing to a valley 200 miles north of Lima. No one to care for nurses and doctors on the scene could find patients. The area was declared an emergency zone due to dangerous overhanging ice shelves.
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Lima
Luis Urvelo
Nature
Development Ministry
Citrus crop hard hit by severe cold continues across region
Snow and ice grip the Southeast with six inches of snow in the Tennessee Valley. Freezing overnight halted any thaw as southern areas planned for sunshine to melt the cover. Northern Alabama saw snow turning to slush while cold temps persist.
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Alabama
Tennessee Valley
Rome Eastern Star Chapter 1014 meets Monday at 8
A stated meeting of Rome Chapter 1014 Order of Eastern Star is set for Monday evening at 8 at the Masonic Temple in Dix. Inflation ceremonies will follow with refreshments served. Yvonne Sledge W M Nellie Hawkins Sec
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Rome
Order of Eastern Star
Ma‘sonic Temple
Dix
Yvonne Sledge
W. M
Nellie Hawkins
Weather shifts as cold fronts hit state
The region saw below freezing overnight with temperatures in the 20s to low 30s. Daytime highs forecast in the 30s in the north and 40s in the south, bringing chilly conditions across the state.
Births Chevyl Lynn Skinner and Steven Neal Hester Record
Mr and Mrs Byron E Skinner of Springfield Ill announce a daughter Chevyl Lynn born yesterday at Memorial Hospital weight eight pounds two ounces. Mother Elizabeth I Marlin is from this city and grandparents are Terry N Marlin Glenarm Mt Vernon and Jesse Skinner Glenarm. Mrs Jerry Hester and Carl Rainey announce a son Steven Neal born Jan 11 at 2 01 am Mercy Hospital Sacramento California weight six pounds four ounces. Grandparents Clyde Hester Mt Vernon and Glen Rainey Fairfield Road.
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Byron E. Skinner
Springfield, Sr
Memorial Hospital
Chevyl Lynn
Elizabeth I Marlin
Terry N. Marlin
Mt. Vernon J
Jesse Skinner
Glenarm
Jerry Hester l
Mercy Hospital
Sacramento
Calif
Steven Neal
Clyde Hester
Mt. Vernon
Glen Rainey
Fairfield Road
Geology Prof Postpones Talk on Ice Age
Magnolia Arkansas AP reports George Hayfield an assistant professor of geology at Southern State College postponed a high school class lecture on the Ice Age due to ice and heavy snow conditions.
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Magnolia, Ark
George Hayfield
Southern State College
Police Court Fines For Disturbance And Improper Turn
Fred 5. Davis was fined 25 dollars and costs by Police Magistrate Sherman Bullock for disturbance by fighting. A traffic fine was issued. Louis O. Kent pleaded nolo contendere to improper left turn and was fined 3 dollars and costs.
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Fred 5. Davis
Sherman Bullock
Louis O. Kent
Kovacs, TV star Ernie dies after head injuries
The Coroner's Office reported Ernie Kovacs suffered extensive head injuries after a crash that damaged a power pole. The comedian, famous for Operation Mad Ball and Sailor in the Crooked Ship, died following the accident, leaving a son and widow. He rose from Broadway stock to national fame with The Ernie Kovacs Show and other TV specials.
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Kovacs
Jack Lemmon
Kathryn Grant
Trenton
N. J
Beast
Ernie Kovacs
Eyeball Fraternal Marching Society
Trentonian
Book and Candie
Jane
Havana
Adams
Mia
March Of Dimes Drive At Waltonville High School
Waltonville hosts a January 16 1962 fundraiser with two basketball games to support the March of Dimes. Independent Mt Vernon vs Waltonville opens at 6 45 PM followed by Mt Vernon Church League All Stars against Methodist All Stars. Donations are collected at the door.
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Waltonville
Ribicoff Pushes For School Aid
Washington AP Ribicoff urges vigorous action on the Presidents federal aid to education program. He says Congress should press to move the school aid bill through both houses and the White House backs the State of the Union call for action. The administration supports broad education aid.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Abraham A. Ribicoff
House of Representatives
White House
Family roots hold tight as man vows to stay home
Susan born in 1959. He has two daughters from his first wife named Betty, 15, and Kippie, 13. He told an interviewer that he never wants to leave home or lose his wife and kids, expressing strong devotion to his household.
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Susan
Betty
Kippie
Boun Oum Won't Yield Key Posts in Laos Crisis
Laos government refuses to relinquish defense and interior ministries to neutralist Souvanna Phouma, signaling a split before a Geneva conference. Prince Boun Oum heads to Geneva to discuss neutrality guarantees, independence, and foreign troop withdrawal.
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Rene-Georges Magari
Vientiane
Laos
A4p
Geneva
Boun Oum
Defense
Souvanna Phouma
Boun Qum
National Assembly
Souvanna
Savang Vathana
Young Mt. V. Man Joins The Army
David Alan Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Martin of 1809 Highland View, has enlisted in the U S Army and was sent to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri for processing. A Mt Vernon Township High School graduate of 1959 he played football as a letter man and attended Southern Illinois University for one year before joining the service. He chose the clerical field as his assignment.
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David Alan Martin
Albert Martin
Highland View
U. S. Army
Ft. Leonard Wood
David
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Southern Illinois University
Olive Bell Lawrence Sues for Divorce and Name Return
Olive Bell Lawrence filed suit for divorce here against Dellon Lawrence alleging desertion. She seeks restoration of her former name Dutcan and a property settlement. The couple married May 11, 1960 and separated January 12, 1961 per the complaint.
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Olive Bell Lawrence
Dellon
Three Collisions on Icy Streets
Icy Mt. Vernon streets caused three auto accidents Friday afternoon. No injuries were reported. Neal R. Brake 304 South 26th Street skidded into a parked car 500 block South 19th Street, damaging both vehicles over 100 dollars. Samuel R. Jones Centralia Road and Anna E. Sigworth 913 South 24th Street collided in the 700 block of Casey as Sigworth skidded on ice. Ice on Park Avenue and Tolle Road led to another collision between George L. Shafer Route 1 Texico and Elwin Bigham 1529 Perkins Avenue.
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Neal R. Brake
South 26Th Street
South 19Th Street
Irma L. Igo
Samuel R.jones
Centralia Road
Anna E. Sigworth
South 24Th Street
Casey
Sigworth
Park Avenue
Tolle Road
George L. Shafer
Texico
Elwin Bigham
Perkins Avenue
Marriage License for Richardson and Green in Texico
Larry Duane Richardson age 20 and Mazie Lynn Green age 19, both residents of Texico, obtain a marriage license.
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Larry Duane Richardson
Mazie Lynn Green
Texico
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